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arare we going to see a recessin in the wasashington area and defense spending cuts continue? >> the washington onomy y is much more diversifieied than it used to be. last m month -- this month, february, car sales were rather robu, i am m hearing from folks i talk to at dealerships. even though in detroit they said february is noa good month, that is because of the snow. there is resiliencyere. i think pele are simply gog to find other things to dodo. >> ok,ther things to do. reid, i want to talk about minimuwageith yoyou. u heard the governors saying that they are not too worried about his crib of these in the minimum wawage in this a area. but you have been saying the president continues to push for minimum wage. where does that stanand? >> essentially, not quite dead in the wer. but there is no reaeal cooperatn comingrom congressional republicans on t the minimum wa. the president and congressional democrats are gog to u use it as a a campaign hitch through the year and throughgh the falall. partly why y see all three democrats there, that certainly will not cross the nati
arare we going to see a recessin in the wasashington area and defense spending cuts continue? >> the washington onomy y is much more diversifieied than it used to be. last m month -- this month, february, car sales were rather robu, i am m hearing from folks i talk to at dealerships. even though in detroit they said february is noa good month, that is because of the snow. there is resiliencyere. i think pele are simply gog to find other things to dodo. >> ok,ther things to do. reid,...
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what about the department of defense? what would be the level of involvement of these different agencies? how would they work together to solve this crisis? >> you have an issue of water security, for security, going up to the level of pandemic. you have a mass migration of people. you have critical infrastructure under stress. all of this is happening at one time and at one. on a state whose internal capacity is very weekend. so, we are painting a scenario where we could very possibly be seeing a state of state collapse. >> u.s. officials acknowledged that these new challenges would require a shift from a traditional military role of fighting wars, requiring leveraging existing network of partners around the world to deal with expected fallout from climate change. >> we realize that we had a humanitarian crisis and natural disasters in the region. an event of this magnitude would require a much larger sort of response, and much more sophisticated response. this kind of situation would be difficult. >> the u.s. and bangla
what about the department of defense? what would be the level of involvement of these different agencies? how would they work together to solve this crisis? >> you have an issue of water security, for security, going up to the level of pandemic. you have a mass migration of people. you have critical infrastructure under stress. all of this is happening at one time and at one. on a state whose internal capacity is very weekend. so, we are painting a scenario where we could very possibly be...
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you call that defense?! come on! [ female announcer ] watch live tv anywhere. the x1 entertainment operating system, only from xfinity. >>> everything is possible. with god. >> this weekend's big debut of "son of god," just one of several big religious films coming out this yea they are coming out as new reports says hollywood's main political group actually giving more money to republicans than democrats. steve, is tinseltown finally turning to the right? >> a little bit but not enough. in this case, the real question why did it take them s long to wake up to the fact that there is a huge audience for family films and religious films? evangelical christian made "amazing grace" several years ago. there has been a huge market. they are fine waking up to it. >> rick? >> i hear the fill silver medal great. secondly, doesn't this just go to prove what i have been saying to you all for a very long time? hollywood has one ideology -- make money. they made the film because they believe that it is going to make money. that's what hollywood cares about. i'm really glad
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you call that defense?! come on! [ female announcer ] watch live tv anywhere. the x1 entertainment operating system, only from xfinity. suppressing politicalws opposition, minorities and journalists. and before begin a look at my jail colleagues, you had one more comment on this report? one particular area is the longest recipient of u.s. aid israel is treated with kid gloves when it comes to the israeli occupation. how dominant the power of the military occupation is. the over recipient of major aid in the area is egypt, and right now, al jazeera journalists are being held by the interim government there. what are these arrests and the determination do go ahead tell you about the state of play for press freedom in egypt. >> this is a vermont case, because we have known -- they have had them for a number of years. but this is the first case we have seen where they detained four journalists. and it's a very serious case, and it really signals that the commitment by press freedom is nil, there's no commitment right now. and unformingly much of that has been erase
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strategyts our defense and defense this country and keeps our commitments to our people. not only ensuring that they are well compensated, but they have the best training and equipment in the world. however, these commitments would be seriously jeopardized by a to sequestration level spending. my submitted testimony details how sequestration would compromise our national security. the result of sequestration level cuts would be a military that could not fulfill its defense strategy. putting at risk america's traditional role as a guarantor of global security and ultimately our own security. that is not the military the president and i want for america's future. i do not think that is the military this committee wants for america's future. but is -- it is the path we're on. leaders and i look forward to working with you as we make these difficult choices, these hard decisions that will be required to ensure america's therity today and into future. and protect our national interests. thank you. >> thank you. general dempsey. >> thank you. it is a privilege to be back here t
strategyts our defense and defense this country and keeps our commitments to our people. not only ensuring that they are well compensated, but they have the best training and equipment in the world. however, these commitments would be seriously jeopardized by a to sequestration level spending. my submitted testimony details how sequestration would compromise our national security. the result of sequestration level cuts would be a military that could not fulfill its defense strategy. putting at...
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strategy. >> defense strategy? the president has a defense strategy? the administration's proposal this week to shrink the ari to pre world war ii size brought outrage before we threaten action against russia. with me is randy forbes. good evening, congressmen. >> thank you, judge. good to be with you. >> congressmen, how do these cuts jeopardize our national security? >> well, judge, you have to put them in context. they didn't just start with these cuts. from almost the moment this administration came into office, they began dismantling the greatest military we've ever known. they have had five years in a row of major cuts that have taken place. and even before sequestration, they cut out $778 billion out of national defense. you mentioned what happens to the army. but the air force is now saying they may not be able to continue to guarantee that we'll have air dominance in a conflict. if you look at the navy in 2007, we are able to meet 90% of the requirements around the globe. this year we'll only be able to me
strategy. >> defense strategy? the president has a defense strategy? the administration's proposal this week to shrink the ari to pre world war ii size brought outrage before we threaten action against russia. with me is randy forbes. good evening, congressmen. >> thank you, judge. good to be with you. >> congressmen, how do these cuts jeopardize our national security? >> well, judge, you have to put them in context. they didn't just start with these cuts. from almost...
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this is what he did when the administration had to decide whether to defend in court the defense in marriage act. there are lots of examples where u.s. an state attorneys general have declined to defend laws that they think is unconstitution. >> does he have a lot of sway with attorneys generals? > to some extent his remarks was remarkin something that's already happened. states attorneys general have declined to defend the law. o so to some extent they are kind of on a roll. gwen: will this barrel straight to the supreme court? >> well, we'll see. so far most of these laws are striking the bans down. the main reason the supreme court would take a case if there's a split among the courts or circuits we'll have to see if that develops. gwen: john dingell spent six decades in congress. preceed him served two. but many say it's not fun anymore. >> the president should not have to tell the other vets fighting that you cannot do ilts tests, he will do it by executive order. that is not the way the country is run. gwen: all told, the retirement of dingell and others so far add up to about 300 year
this is what he did when the administration had to decide whether to defend in court the defense in marriage act. there are lots of examples where u.s. an state attorneys general have declined to defend laws that they think is unconstitution. >> does he have a lot of sway with attorneys generals? > to some extent his remarks was remarkin something that's already happened. states attorneys general have declined to defend the law. o so to some extent they are kind of on a roll. gwen:...
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. >> there are reports this morning that russian troops have seized two ukrainian defense missile system in crimea. >> sanctions could be imposed on russia if it fails to de-escalate by tomorrow. >> if you like your health plan you may be able to keep it longer. the "washington post" says the obama administration is rewriting rules. >>> mom and dad are victors against a daughter for whom they refused to support. >> in florida, a woman and her three children are safe as a dramatic ocean rescue. they were inside a minivan that drove into the surf at daytona beach. >> what were they thinking about? >> electrical contractors believed to be at fault for a huge explosion in south jersey. at least ten homes were destroyed. >> chaos. didn't know what was going on, what had happened. >>nother member of the bush family has entered the political arena. george p. bush won texas land commissioner. >> what is the burrito without guacamole? chipotle is warming climate changes could drive up prices. >> oh, that? >> check him out. >> he has some moves. >> the wobble dance. >> draws the attention of talbo
. >> there are reports this morning that russian troops have seized two ukrainian defense missile system in crimea. >> sanctions could be imposed on russia if it fails to de-escalate by tomorrow. >> if you like your health plan you may be able to keep it longer. the "washington post" says the obama administration is rewriting rules. >>> mom and dad are victors against a daughter for whom they refused to support. >> in florida, a woman and her three...
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and the defense is also attacking the credibility of the general's main accuser, saying that she's just not telling the truth. now, all this is going to play out in a military courtroom in north carolina, proceedings, in fact, are under way right now at this moment. he's believed to be the highest-ranking military official to face a court-martial for sexual assault. the former deputy commander of u.s. forces in southern afghanistan, a brigadier general jeffrey sinclair was pulled off duty in 2012 after allegations he coerced a lower-ranking female officer into performing oral sex and threatened her when she tried to end their affair. >> here today to inform you that brigadier general jeffrey a. sinclair has been charged with multiple violations of the uniformed code of military justice. >> reporter: but just as the case was about to go to trial last month the lead prosecutor suddenly dropped out. sinclair's defense team was just questioned the credibility of the lead witness argued that the prosecutor quit because he disagreed with the case. in a statement last night, sinclair's lead at
and the defense is also attacking the credibility of the general's main accuser, saying that she's just not telling the truth. now, all this is going to play out in a military courtroom in north carolina, proceedings, in fact, are under way right now at this moment. he's believed to be the highest-ranking military official to face a court-martial for sexual assault. the former deputy commander of u.s. forces in southern afghanistan, a brigadier general jeffrey sinclair was pulled off duty in...
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as for the defense, the defense attorney said his client is not guilty and did consowed, you may not like what he said, and he called the remarks dumb and stupid and accused the government of substituting the evidence. and outside of the court of house, the defense attorney said his client is holding up well considering the burden of a trial. >> times are difficult and painful and he's a strong man and has a value system and belief system that will guy get >> as you would expect security in lower manhattan, about ten blocks where the towers once stood. you have to pass through awe metal detector to enter into the building and a second mettol detector to enter into the second courtroom. the judge does not know the jurors napes. >> was rom no right and obama wrong when it came to russia. here is congressman paul ryan. >> mitt was right. the president was naive on foreign policy and the reset is a failure. this is what happens when a super power shows weakness. ark gregz fells that vacum. >> the obstacle with the u.s. and trying to pressure putin in getting troops out of ukraine. >> if
as for the defense, the defense attorney said his client is not guilty and did consowed, you may not like what he said, and he called the remarks dumb and stupid and accused the government of substituting the evidence. and outside of the court of house, the defense attorney said his client is holding up well considering the burden of a trial. >> times are difficult and painful and he's a strong man and has a value system and belief system that will guy get >> as you would expect...
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remember, up until now the russian troops adopted what they would see entirely as defensive positions and having their photographs taken with pro-russian local and smoking cigarettes in many places and have not had clips loaded on their guns and they have been, i think, at pains to point out they don't want to be seen as an aggressive force equally. by the same token the body language and symbolism from the ukraine troops this morning was equally passive and one was a soviet flag from the second world war saying they fought against fascism but are no longer but carried a ukraine flag and the implication of that is they want to be see potentially being on the russian side but won't surrender and will not swear allegiance to the flag and there is not resistance going on but a sense of defiance as well. >> reporter: lawrence, thanks for keeping us up to date with the events in crimea and we will keep a close eye on things there. russia appears to be moving more military assets to the region and russian war ships passed through in istambul and saying they may go to ukraine and they are in
remember, up until now the russian troops adopted what they would see entirely as defensive positions and having their photographs taken with pro-russian local and smoking cigarettes in many places and have not had clips loaded on their guns and they have been, i think, at pains to point out they don't want to be seen as an aggressive force equally. by the same token the body language and symbolism from the ukraine troops this morning was equally passive and one was a soviet flag from the...
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russia's defense ministry claim% the movement is purely coinciden coincidence. the obama administration responding with what could be an ominous threat secretary of state john kerry warned russia any military in ukraine would be a quote, grave miske. >> russia needso be very careful in the judgments that it makes going forward here. we are not looking for confrontation. but we are mang i clear that every country should respect the territorial integrity here. the sovereignty of ukraine. russia said that it would do that and we think it's important thatussia keeps s word. >> kerry's counterpart in rssia fired right back. he rned the west against forcing any decisions upon the interim ukrainian government. >> translator: it's dangerous and counterproductive to force upon ukine a choice based on theprincipal you're either with or against us. ukraine has to be a part of a global european family in the full meaning of the term. >> the crimea, the scene of erce clashes today between pro and anti-russia protesters. the opposing groups were carrying rusan and ukrainian f
russia's defense ministry claim% the movement is purely coinciden coincidence. the obama administration responding with what could be an ominous threat secretary of state john kerry warned russia any military in ukraine would be a quote, grave miske. >> russia needso be very careful in the judgments that it makes going forward here. we are not looking for confrontation. but we are mang i clear that every country should respect the territorial integrity here. the sovereignty of ukraine....
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that's the price of this tactic, if you withdraw your defense from these -- of these laws. there may not be someone there who can advance the case. >> it's like these laws are almost like criminal defendants who get a state appointed lawyer, but in their case, the state appointed lawyer doesn't show up, and nobody else hassed power to step into his shoes and so big shock, these laws tend to fall. >> that's what's so troubling. i happen to agree with the president in this area, i did not agree with how they handled doma and these cases. as lawyers, we have an obligation to the legal process. we should have a full and fair hearing of these issues. there's good faith arguments on both sides, i just don't agree with one side. >> but eric holder is saying, and he said it at the federal level, what was unusual about what he did at the federal level when he close not to defend the defense of marriage act, he had been defending it for a year and a half, and suddenly he went in and said, there is no good faith basis on which this could be defended. that was unusual, because he had j
that's the price of this tactic, if you withdraw your defense from these -- of these laws. there may not be someone there who can advance the case. >> it's like these laws are almost like criminal defendants who get a state appointed lawyer, but in their case, the state appointed lawyer doesn't show up, and nobody else hassed power to step into his shoes and so big shock, these laws tend to fall. >> that's what's so troubling. i happen to agree with the president in this area, i did...
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decreasing a defense budget right now is not the way to be doing it. we don't even have a natural security or military strategy that has been done in the last three to four years. therefore, we don't have a baseline by which we can even determine what our true force structure should be and how we should be exercising it. >> i think most of us would look at the overall picture of the defense budget and say there's got to be waste, fraud, duplication. what is it strategic value of making cuts and if we make some, where should they be made and where should we be spending more money rather than less money? >> up front let me say that it still remains an uncertainly world out there. adversaries still get a vote in terms of where to engage, when and under certain conditions. so we still need to maintain readiness. what i would advocate for is that we make sure that we still are able to send our sons and daughters of our volunteers as you said at the top of the comments, that they go into any fight, not be a fair fight but a fight where they go in knowing the
decreasing a defense budget right now is not the way to be doing it. we don't even have a natural security or military strategy that has been done in the last three to four years. therefore, we don't have a baseline by which we can even determine what our true force structure should be and how we should be exercising it. >> i think most of us would look at the overall picture of the defense budget and say there's got to be waste, fraud, duplication. what is it strategic value of making...
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wear dark suit he stood behind his defense team and stared ahead impassively as charges of killing his girlfriend reeva steenkamp were red off. then the judge asked him how he pleads. >> not guilty my lady. >> there was a statement read that he and reva were in a loving relationship at the time of the shooting and he had no intention of killing her. certainly coverage of this film captured on supermarket security cameras show a young couple deeply in love. but ten days later she's dead and pistorius was charged with her murder. he shot her by accident mistaking her for an intruder. they will paint a very different picture that he was, in fact, a violent gun-obsessed young map who killed his girlfriend in a murderous bit of rage. witness for the state was pistorius's neighbor who ask that her face not be shown. she heard a woman screen followed by four shots and immediately thought it was a burglary. >> it was very dramatic for me. you could hear that it was blood-curdling screams. >> in court was reeva's mother june. she never met him in the foresuffered a stroke in january and was not
wear dark suit he stood behind his defense team and stared ahead impassively as charges of killing his girlfriend reeva steenkamp were red off. then the judge asked him how he pleads. >> not guilty my lady. >> there was a statement read that he and reva were in a loving relationship at the time of the shooting and he had no intention of killing her. certainly coverage of this film captured on supermarket security cameras show a young couple deeply in love. but ten days later she's...
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, defense headquarters, joint staff, defense agencies and field activities and found that some reductions are necessary and some savings are possible. however, achieving savings in the military's proverbial tale takes several years and produced significantly less in bankable savings than is commonly believed. furthermore, a skimmer analysis showed that dod's headquarters structures comprise just over 2% of its personnel and 1% of its budget. when all is said and done, an enterprise of the u.s. military size, complexity and global reach requires a substantial administrative and support operation. but these back end functions can certainly be done more efficiently with less duplication, fewer contractors and with fewer executives, generals and admirals plus their associated staff. and that is why secretary hagel announced last summer he would cut civilian and contractor personnel from all headquarters by 20%. the total savings however, are a fraction of the reductions required by either sequestration or frankly of the president's budget over the next decade. the efficiency efforts extended
, defense headquarters, joint staff, defense agencies and field activities and found that some reductions are necessary and some savings are possible. however, achieving savings in the military's proverbial tale takes several years and produced significantly less in bankable savings than is commonly believed. furthermore, a skimmer analysis showed that dod's headquarters structures comprise just over 2% of its personnel and 1% of its budget. when all is said and done, an enterprise of the u.s....
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decreasing a defense budget right now is not the way to do it. we don't even have a national security or a national military strategy done in the last three to four years. therefore, we don't have a baseline by which we can even determine what our troop force structure should be and how we should be exercising it. >> general newton, i think most of us would look at the overall picture of the defense budget and say there's got to be ways. there's fraud, abuse, duplication. as a person who served many years in the air force, what is the strategic value of making cuts, and if we make some, where should they be made and where should we be spending more money rather than less money? >> well, first, let me say it remains an uncertain world out there. adversaries or potential adversaries get a vote in terms of where to engage, when, and under certain conditions, of course, so we need to maintain readiness. what i would advocate for is that we make sure that we still are able to send our sons and daughters of our volunteers, as you said at the top of the
decreasing a defense budget right now is not the way to do it. we don't even have a national security or a national military strategy done in the last three to four years. therefore, we don't have a baseline by which we can even determine what our troop force structure should be and how we should be exercising it. >> general newton, i think most of us would look at the overall picture of the defense budget and say there's got to be ways. there's fraud, abuse, duplication. as a person who...
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in the crossfire, howard dean, former presidential candidate, and paul wolfowitz, a former deputy defense secretary. is the obama doctrine working? are some republicans undermining the president abroad? tonight on "crossfire." >>> welcome to "crossfire." we're continuing cnn's breaking news coverage of the crisis in ukraine. i'm s.e. cupp on the right. >> we have a former presidential candidate and former pentagon official. today we saw big hits that the tough diplomacy with russia might work. kerry delivered a billion dollar package to kiev. behind the scenes, the obama administration has put together a crippling set of proposed economic sanctions. while the president is busy doing his job, his republican critics keep trying to undermine him. freshman senator and self-appointed foreign policy expert ted cruz writing under the headline language of fools -- have laid mer putin running rampant shows how the obama administration's abdication of global leadership is making the world a more dangerous place. thank you very much for that help in a crisis, ted cruz. ted cruz is taking cheap shots
in the crossfire, howard dean, former presidential candidate, and paul wolfowitz, a former deputy defense secretary. is the obama doctrine working? are some republicans undermining the president abroad? tonight on "crossfire." >>> welcome to "crossfire." we're continuing cnn's breaking news coverage of the crisis in ukraine. i'm s.e. cupp on the right. >> we have a former presidential candidate and former pentagon official. today we saw big hits that the tough...
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obama would be open to putting the missile defense shield in czechoslovakia? >> i suspect not. i think that he moves very cautiously in this kind of crisis confrontation. i think he really has to step up fundamentally. what we are seeing is the global power politics and a test of wills. >> we should oust him from the g-8 and oust him from the g20. that would bother him. and then there are decisive things we can do away on the crisis. we could also accelerate georgia into nato, which is moving slowly towards that end and we could put it on a fast track. there's things we can do about syria. >> and putin should pay a price for what he has done. even if he moves away, there should be a price exerted for this. lou: the administration was caught by his move on the ukraine and there was scuttlebutt of all sorts after the close of the olympics. it seems the united states government was not connected to that possibility. >> i agree with you it is mystifying because the fact of the matter is that they thought they could clear the streets and that would break the back of the demonstrator
obama would be open to putting the missile defense shield in czechoslovakia? >> i suspect not. i think that he moves very cautiously in this kind of crisis confrontation. i think he really has to step up fundamentally. what we are seeing is the global power politics and a test of wills. >> we should oust him from the g-8 and oust him from the g20. that would bother him. and then there are decisive things we can do away on the crisis. we could also accelerate georgia into nato, which...
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it punishes the troops to reward defense contractors who finished when the taxpayers jumped. i am getting a little tired of hearing that inaccurate comment about coming back to preworld war ii levels in 1940. it is actually worse than that. >> he fears this could lead to an army that is unready and incapable of fighting a major war. >> 28 people died in connection with the 9-11 disability scandal that involves new york police officers firefighters and jail guards. the attorney's office says the accused ripped the social security disability system off by faking psychological disorders for links to the exposure of the 9-11 terror attacks. will we finally get answers on the irs targeting of tea party groups. a person at the center of the scandal is being called to capitol hill. lois lerner gave a statement that invoked the 5th amendment at a hearing. lawmakers say they won't cut it and expect more when the irs hearing reconvenes in a week. >> where are the biggest wine drinkers in the world? vatican city. that's according to a report at the wine institute. people are drinking 10
it punishes the troops to reward defense contractors who finished when the taxpayers jumped. i am getting a little tired of hearing that inaccurate comment about coming back to preworld war ii levels in 1940. it is actually worse than that. >> he fears this could lead to an army that is unready and incapable of fighting a major war. >> 28 people died in connection with the 9-11 disability scandal that involves new york police officers firefighters and jail guards. the attorney's...
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he said those were local self-defense units. he even denies that they are russian soldiers there when we all know that that is the height of arrogance in my view. you saw the picture of those two sitting next to each other. have you seen the attitude that putin has towards the president of the united states. he doesn't respect him. >> so what are we going to do? it doesn't look like britain is going to go with us and germany is not going to go with us and western europe is so hungry for that oil that either originates in russia or comes through it or the natural gas. >> well, we are going to tell them they should be ashamed of themselves because you are right. but, we need to first help get ukraine back on its feet financially there. they're on the brink of collapse. second, make sure that we do everything possible to get mull dove have a and georgia into nato. third of all, we maybe need to do some military exercise with our small baltic state friends. we need to restate and start working on the missile defense system and the c
he said those were local self-defense units. he even denies that they are russian soldiers there when we all know that that is the height of arrogance in my view. you saw the picture of those two sitting next to each other. have you seen the attitude that putin has towards the president of the united states. he doesn't respect him. >> so what are we going to do? it doesn't look like britain is going to go with us and germany is not going to go with us and western europe is so hungry for...
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we have confirmed the defense secretary chuck hagel has spoken with his russian counterpart today. where is it all going to go? how did we get to this point? fox news contributor marvin kalb is a former diplomatic correspondent, former moscow bureau chief and moderator for "meet the press." thank you for being here. >> pleasure to be here as always. >> i appreciate the chance to talk to you on this. this is moving very, very quickly. what is putin's ultimate endgame? >> i think his ultimate endgame he is a russian nationalist. a strong nationalist. he wants to protect what he determines are russia's direct national security interests. for a russian nationalist, ukraine has always been, except for an interlude of the last 20 years, has always been part of russia. putin considers ukraine a natural, historical part of russia. that it ought to be part of russia. he has taken a low-lying fruit which is crimea. 60% of the people there are russian. they call for russian support, russian help. he provides it. he is there for a great hero to the russian people. he opens the door to the poss
we have confirmed the defense secretary chuck hagel has spoken with his russian counterpart today. where is it all going to go? how did we get to this point? fox news contributor marvin kalb is a former diplomatic correspondent, former moscow bureau chief and moderator for "meet the press." thank you for being here. >> pleasure to be here as always. >> i appreciate the chance to talk to you on this. this is moving very, very quickly. what is putin's ultimate endgame?...
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reuters is reporting chuck hagel just spoke to russia's defense minister moments ago. that is according to u.s. officials. no word on what hagel had to say to his russian counterpart. we've been asking you does the u.s. have clout left when it comes to issuing red lines to world leaders? "no. now the only colors those world leaders see is yellow." "red lines were no longer compromised of twizzlers, they might not be shrugged off and laughed at." "we are no longer respected or feared which is worse." thank you for weighing in. that's going to do it for me in d.c. before we leave, we leave with you beautiful images coming to you from an icy niagara falls. >>> a fox news alert for you now on the growing crisis in the ukraine at this hour. the drum beat of possible military action is getting louder. welcome, everyone, to america's news headquarters i'm jamie colby. >> i'm kelly wright. russia's parliament giving permission to vladimir putin to send troops into the ukraine if a unanimous vote seems like a formality. ukraine officials say russian military intervention is wel
reuters is reporting chuck hagel just spoke to russia's defense minister moments ago. that is according to u.s. officials. no word on what hagel had to say to his russian counterpart. we've been asking you does the u.s. have clout left when it comes to issuing red lines to world leaders? "no. now the only colors those world leaders see is yellow." "red lines were no longer compromised of twizzlers, they might not be shrugged off and laughed at." "we are no longer...
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they were self defense teams. they were prepared well. but look at how well the people in kiev were prepared. >> reporter: here's putin on the protester that is brought down the pro russian government in ukraine. >> translator: including kiev. >> reporter: putin wasn't kind to the u.s. either. >> translator: i have a feeling in america, some people sit in some lab doing experiments like on rats without knowing the consequences. why do they need to do this? nobody has an explanation. >> reporter: so are putin's claims method or madness? angela merckel is one of the few world leaders putin has spoken with recently. according to "the new york times" she described him to obama as being in another world, a sentiment shared by some russian observers saying the president surrounded him with yes men in the kremlin and others say putin is very much in command of his senses and in fact has a plan for a world order he sees as a real threat to russia interests. >> whether it's libya or syria or iran or ukraine, he sees western actions as uniquely att
they were self defense teams. they were prepared well. but look at how well the people in kiev were prepared. >> reporter: here's putin on the protester that is brought down the pro russian government in ukraine. >> translator: including kiev. >> reporter: putin wasn't kind to the u.s. either. >> translator: i have a feeling in america, some people sit in some lab doing experiments like on rats without knowing the consequences. why do they need to do this? nobody has an...
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and he stated today publicly that he fully supports actions of self-defense units in crimea. and a definition of self-defense units is quite broad, including units provided by the russian black sea fleet. >> brown: angela stent, when the president says as we also heard that there would be costs to any military intervention, what might that mean? what sort of leverage would there be? >> that's a very interesting question. we do not have that much leverage with russia any more. our relationship with russia has deteriorated. there is not much russia wants from us. and so i think, and on the other hand we need to work with russia on the iranian question and the obama administration wants to achieve an agreement on iran, on syria, on all of these other issues. so there may be costs, there could be some kind of sanctions although even there there is a limited possibility. so i'm not really sure what those costs would be. >> brown: dmitri simes there is a lot of history, obviously with crimea, russia and ukraine, for our audience what should we foe about to help us understand this.
and he stated today publicly that he fully supports actions of self-defense units in crimea. and a definition of self-defense units is quite broad, including units provided by the russian black sea fleet. >> brown: angela stent, when the president says as we also heard that there would be costs to any military intervention, what might that mean? what sort of leverage would there be? >> that's a very interesting question. we do not have that much leverage with russia any more. our...
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and that in and of itself a revisiting of missile defense. even discussions that would open up these possibilities. maybe renewed interest in ukraine's ultimate membership in nato. there are a number of things that can be explored. just the exploring of which will put some pressure on putin. but you're right. it has to be calibrated. we don't want to do things that would be so over the top that we would provoke putin to do more militarily. but i do think we have to show a strong front. putin respects strength. and the reality as much as we want to work with russia, vis-a-vis syria, iran, et cetera, russia will ultimately do what putin decides is in russia's interests. so they're going to want to work with us much as we want to work with them. and i think that gives us some freedom to show strength here and make sure there's a diplomatic and economic cost to any further provocation. >> well, you make a great point there. four nato allies right on that western border of ukraine, romania, slovakia, poland, hungary which we have deep obligations
and that in and of itself a revisiting of missile defense. even discussions that would open up these possibilities. maybe renewed interest in ukraine's ultimate membership in nato. there are a number of things that can be explored. just the exploring of which will put some pressure on putin. but you're right. it has to be calibrated. we don't want to do things that would be so over the top that we would provoke putin to do more militarily. but i do think we have to show a strong front. putin...
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there, how to grow the economy, create jobs, how to open up energy infrastructure, how to keep the defense from being hollowed out. we show those ideas, we pass those ideas, we have a big difference of opinion with the senate and clearly with this white house. this is divided government. and this is what you get in divided government. sometimes you can get things done. in this particular divided government, we're far apart. >> let's talk about what you're going to bring forward in march. you look back at 50 years since the war on poverty came into existence. johnson spoke very forcefully about how important it was that we shouldn't have poverty in the united states of america, and yet the numbers are the same after all those years. >> that's what we're saying, we put this document out there, it's basically a study looking at all the federal government's poverty fighting efforts and programs. you can go to budget.house.gov. we're saying, let's take a look at the federal government's approach now that we're 50 years in on this war on poverty. look what we have to show for it. we have the hig
there, how to grow the economy, create jobs, how to open up energy infrastructure, how to keep the defense from being hollowed out. we show those ideas, we pass those ideas, we have a big difference of opinion with the senate and clearly with this white house. this is divided government. and this is what you get in divided government. sometimes you can get things done. in this particular divided government, we're far apart. >> let's talk about what you're going to bring forward in march....
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how can we stop an occupation when these are self-defense forces? these are not russian." that really dampened hopes of any meaningful progress. at least they've talked, and at least it has gone on longer than we thought. the other big news, of course, is the e.u. weighing in with a big financial package, offering $15 billion worth of aid. that comes after yesterday's announcement of a billion dollars of -- of loan guarantees from the u.s. the priority, aside from calming down the security situation in crimea, is, of course, to try and stabilize the ukrainian economy which is in a terrible way with the russians turning the screws still more. the finance ministry here have been frank. they say we've got no money left. the coffers are empty, it's been stolen. also in the east, we've seen more violence, clashes between pro-russian protesters and supporters of the ukrainian government. we've had the -- the government offices there occupied first by the pro-russians, pushed out, and then the pro-ukrainians. and now again today, the pro-russians taking control of that building a
how can we stop an occupation when these are self-defense forces? these are not russian." that really dampened hopes of any meaningful progress. at least they've talked, and at least it has gone on longer than we thought. the other big news, of course, is the e.u. weighing in with a big financial package, offering $15 billion worth of aid. that comes after yesterday's announcement of a billion dollars of -- of loan guarantees from the u.s. the priority, aside from calming down the security...
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secretary of state, vice presidtary of defense, chairman ochiefs, treasury secretary, the white house chief of staff, the national security adviser of the president, all meeting, talking about ukraine. let's bring in our panel. george will, mara eliasson, and charles krauthammer. george, you heard the president there, a meeting that would have gotten a lot of attention with the prime minister of israel, netanyahu, talking about ukraine. what about where we are today and what he said? >> well, we are in a position of extraordinary weakness, and i'm not sure it's obama's fault. we have to avoid political scientist calls narcicisstic policy disorder. that's the belief that everything in the world happens because of something we did or didn't do or said or didn't say. if the president had gone ahead and forced his red line and bombed syria, the people of ukraine still would have gone into the streets, still probably would have toppled their president, would have provoked putin and we would have been where we are now. the question is what we can do about that? one thing we can do is talk a
secretary of state, vice presidtary of defense, chairman ochiefs, treasury secretary, the white house chief of staff, the national security adviser of the president, all meeting, talking about ukraine. let's bring in our panel. george will, mara eliasson, and charles krauthammer. george, you heard the president there, a meeting that would have gotten a lot of attention with the prime minister of israel, netanyahu, talking about ukraine. what about where we are today and what he said? >>...
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>> the first point is to say something that former secretary of defense, robert gates said today, which is to say the people running around washington arguing for more, cool it, don't promise what you can't deliver, just as what happened in 2008 when the russians moved into georgia, the challenge of being as strong as they can to get russia to back down, while facing the honest truth that the u.s. is not going to invade ukraine and not going to start a war does not have the ability to push russia out of its neighbor. sending john kerry today was a very good move, and you saw him there showing moral it support, and working hard with the europeans to develop financial sanctions that will hurt not just put i's government, but the rich people in russian society that back put i, saying that this is not worth it, and that's the best and the smartest thing that we can do, as well as backing out of putins a g-8 summit and saying to the world that this is not a behavior breaking of international commitments. russia had signed an agreement pledging to respect ukraine's borders, and this is not so
>> the first point is to say something that former secretary of defense, robert gates said today, which is to say the people running around washington arguing for more, cool it, don't promise what you can't deliver, just as what happened in 2008 when the russians moved into georgia, the challenge of being as strong as they can to get russia to back down, while facing the honest truth that the u.s. is not going to invade ukraine and not going to start a war does not have the ability to...
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defense budget, that we are now in the third year of deep cuts to u.s. defense spending. the consequence of these cuts is that since the president came into office in 2009, we were spending 3.7% of our economy on the base defense department budget. that number is now down to 2.8%. about a 1% reduction as a share of gdp increased spending for defense, which incidentally is the same level where we were on 9/11 into the house and one. so you can see how far we've fallen compared to where we were just a few years ago. what we're seeing today is harmed in italy the u.s. readiness and capability, and the long-term major reductions to the science of u.s. forces -- which when you look at a situation like this in europe, the idea that u.s. ground forces are irrelevant to be able to send a message about credible defense and to reassure our allies. deter are vicious, i think it would be -- [inaudible] as a final point, in terms of audiences, the president must use this opportunity speak to the american people, and explain our purpose in the world. the majority of americans now belie
defense budget, that we are now in the third year of deep cuts to u.s. defense spending. the consequence of these cuts is that since the president came into office in 2009, we were spending 3.7% of our economy on the base defense department budget. that number is now down to 2.8%. about a 1% reduction as a share of gdp increased spending for defense, which incidentally is the same level where we were on 9/11 into the house and one. so you can see how far we've fallen compared to where we were...
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mocking the fact that there are defense cuts at a time of great peril. listen. >> the invasion of crimea, geneva to collapse, iran negotiation stalled, the south china sea, china more and more aggressive. north korea fired missiles in the last few days. syria is now turning into a regional conflict and the list goes on. >> now, john mccain went on to sarcastically say secretary hagel's timing is impeccable in the words of john mccain sarcastically suggesting this is not the time to be cutting the defense budget. >> interesting. what's the intrigue over germany's leader angela merkel emerging as a key player here? >> you'll remember in recent weeks the president clashed with angela merkel over nsa surveillance, reports that angle, a merkel's cell phone had been eavesdropped on, listened to by u.s. officials. there was a lot of patching up that needed to be done. yesterday there was a phone call of about an hour in which the president talked with angela merkel to work through what the white house is calling a diplomatic exit ramp here for vladimir putin to
mocking the fact that there are defense cuts at a time of great peril. listen. >> the invasion of crimea, geneva to collapse, iran negotiation stalled, the south china sea, china more and more aggressive. north korea fired missiles in the last few days. syria is now turning into a regional conflict and the list goes on. >> now, john mccain went on to sarcastically say secretary hagel's timing is impeccable in the words of john mccain sarcastically suggesting this is not the time to...
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even though he was merely given this defendant his constitutional right to a fair defense. how can you hold a lawyer responsible for the alleged crimes of his client? it would have a chilling effect on courts all over the country and undercut every american's right to a fair trial. what does it say about the judges who for all of these years voted to give jamal a new trial or voted another hearing? who were more directly involved than this man who was just a part of the legal defense firm that was there to make sure this man had a fair trial when there were so many questions that were still unresolved. this is a bad precedent. it is bad voting. and those republicans and democrats we need to remember they did this. thanks for watching. i'm al sharpton. "hardball" starts right now. >>> point of order. let's play "hardball." ♪ >>> good evening. i'm chris matthews in washington. let me start tonight with this. the nonstop partisan attack it is on our president remind me of the joke about the young postal worker when the postmaster told him he was the fastest mail sorter he'd
even though he was merely given this defendant his constitutional right to a fair defense. how can you hold a lawyer responsible for the alleged crimes of his client? it would have a chilling effect on courts all over the country and undercut every american's right to a fair trial. what does it say about the judges who for all of these years voted to give jamal a new trial or voted another hearing? who were more directly involved than this man who was just a part of the legal defense firm that...
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in defense of hillary clinton, it may have been impolitic for her to say. this is basically the same tactic that hitler used and this is what putin is doing. i do think there is one thing that obama could do if he had a completely different world view, and that's not going to happen. ra t rhett torically, we could leave a lot of aid to, let's support them rhett torically. >> stay tuned for the oldest example, beware of the open mind. just like you can access geico anytime, day or night. there is only one way to celebrate this unique similarity. witness the cheesesteak shuffle. ♪ cheesesteak, cheesesteak ♪ ♪ it's the cheesesteak shuffle! huh! ♪ ♪ every day, all day, cheesesteak, cheesesteak! ♪ ♪ every night, all night cheesesteak, cheesesteak! ♪ ♪ 9 a.m. cheesesteak! ♪ 2 p.m. cheesesteak! ♪ 4 a.m. cheesesteak! ♪ any time (ruh!) >>geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. lovely read susan. may i read something? yes, please. of course. a rich, never bitter taste cup after cup. 340 grams. [ sighs ]
in defense of hillary clinton, it may have been impolitic for her to say. this is basically the same tactic that hitler used and this is what putin is doing. i do think there is one thing that obama could do if he had a completely different world view, and that's not going to happen. ra t rhett torically, we could leave a lot of aid to, let's support them rhett torically. >> stay tuned for the oldest example, beware of the open mind. just like you can access geico anytime, day or night....
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i remember also the timing last week when chuck hagel announced the defense cuts of troop levels. i guess that was bad timing, given what's going on this week. >> not good timing. i still believe in america. i still believe we can be steadfast, but i think we've got to understand slat mere putin and what his ambitions are. that's a key element. >> i suspect you're right. all of these steps, the u.s. is now contemplating. and no military operation. no boots on the ground, no air flights. these other steps will be significant, but probably at least in the short term won't change what putin has in mind. >> there are elements of planning that nato can begin, especially where these other countries are concerned. including members of nato. >> but you've got to get nato in agreement. nato acts by consensus. whether nato would be in agreement is another story. >> tough call. >> thanks very much for coming in. senator john mccain. >>> up next, ukraine is just the latest international challenge for president obama. our own gloria borger gives us her take on whether the president has a credi
i remember also the timing last week when chuck hagel announced the defense cuts of troop levels. i guess that was bad timing, given what's going on this week. >> not good timing. i still believe in america. i still believe we can be steadfast, but i think we've got to understand slat mere putin and what his ambitions are. that's a key element. >> i suspect you're right. all of these steps, the u.s. is now contemplating. and no military operation. no boots on the ground, no air...
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the nomination sparked controversy because of his role defensing a man who was convicted of killing a police officer in philadelphia back in 1981. southern democrats sided with republicans rejecting the president's nomination. president obama calls the vote a travesty. the obama administration has announced an obama care extension. insurers are told they can keep those on the policies for two years. as with the late extension, state insurance commissioners will have to sign off on it. >>> just health officials are bracing for the arrival of a new mosquito borne virus spreading through the caribbean. it includes fever and pain that victims describe as debilitating and excruciating. there z no vaccine or cure. the virus was first identified in africa and spread through asia and europe in the last decade. that's it for me. let's step into the "crossfire" right now with host van jones and s.e. cupp. they're debating president obama's approach to the crisis in ukraine. >> yeah, wolf, seems like the president's policy of tough diplomacy is actually paying off for us now. >> i'm not sure whi
the nomination sparked controversy because of his role defensing a man who was convicted of killing a police officer in philadelphia back in 1981. southern democrats sided with republicans rejecting the president's nomination. president obama calls the vote a travesty. the obama administration has announced an obama care extension. insurers are told they can keep those on the policies for two years. as with the late extension, state insurance commissioners will have to sign off on it....
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local defense forces, they are part of the russian army. if they're unified with violators, which it looks like they are, they should be placed on this list. we should be talking about possibly freezing their assets, blocking their property, making sure that they can't enter the united states. there's a lot more that we can do before we talk about aggressive action or any military action. >> congresswoman, russia today threatened to seize the assets of any company belonging to -- from a country that is imposing sanctions on them. are you at all concerned that the retaliatory efforts by russia would hurt byes in the u.s., businesses in europe? >> well, the truth is that these u.s. businesses are not the ones that are human rights violators. what we would be doing in the united states is hurting the human rights violators and those who do business with them. i think that kind of aggressive act by putin against u.s. businesses that are not related to this crisis in ukraine, that is purely a punitive action not related to the situation at hand.
local defense forces, they are part of the russian army. if they're unified with violators, which it looks like they are, they should be placed on this list. we should be talking about possibly freezing their assets, blocking their property, making sure that they can't enter the united states. there's a lot more that we can do before we talk about aggressive action or any military action. >> congresswoman, russia today threatened to seize the assets of any company belonging to -- from a...
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madam president, this is a time for american leadership to speak out in defense of freedom. this is a time for the president of the united states to unequivocally stand against oppression, against totalitarianism and for the desire of the venezualan people to be free and to be prosperous. that would benefit them. it would benefit us. it would benefit the world. madam president, i yield the floor. madam president, i would suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: the presiding officer: the republican whip. mr. cornyn: i ask unanimous consent that the quorum call be rescinded. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. cornyn: i'd like to say something about the iran sanctions legislation that's contained in the alternative bill that senator burr has been the chief architect of, but first i want to speak briefly on what's happening in the ukraine. last year the country's increasingly auto cratic president viktor yanukovych refused to sign a trade agreement with the european union after coming under strong pressure fro
madam president, this is a time for american leadership to speak out in defense of freedom. this is a time for the president of the united states to unequivocally stand against oppression, against totalitarianism and for the desire of the venezualan people to be free and to be prosperous. that would benefit them. it would benefit us. it would benefit the world. madam president, i yield the floor. madam president, i would suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will...